Game #3819
Aston Villa

Saturday, 8 September 1984
6th (+5)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟩
GK Mervyn Day | 🏴 |
LB Tony Dorigo | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
CB Steve Foster | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Colin Gibson | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | 🔥 | 🔥|
M Paul Birch | 🏴 |
M Steve McMahon | 🏴 |
W Mark Walters | 🏴 | 🔥 |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ | 🔥 |
CF Paul Rideout | 🏴 | ⚽ |
Graham Turner | 🏴 | 1984-1986

Substitutes:
No Substitutions Made
Unused Substitutes:
M Alan Curbishley | 🏴 |
🟨 Steve McMahon
🟨 Steve Foster
🟨 Colin Gibson
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Matchday Squad:
Not recorded
Paul Rideout, Tony Dorigo and Paul Birch make their first starts of the season in place of Des Bremner, Gary Williams and Dennis Mortimer.
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.68 |
Oldest Player |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 | 33.05 |
Youngest Player |
LB Tony Dorigo | 🏴 | 18.70 |
Graham Turner's Villa bounce back from two heavy defeats to score four past Chelsea with Gordon Cowans, Peter Withe and Steve Foster prominent.

Won
4-2
🟩 8 Sep 1984, Villa 4-2 Chelsea, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | Peter Withe | 6' | 27' | Steve Foster | 35' | Paul Rideout | 69' |
Assist(s) | Mark Walters | 6' | Gordon Cowans | 27' | 35' | Peter Withe | 69' |
Match Timeline:
⚽ | 6’ Goal, 1-0, Peter Withe, Assist by Mark Walters
⚽ | 27’ Goal, 2-0, Peter Withe, Assist by Gordon Cowans
⚽ | 35’ Goal, 3-0, Steve Foster, Assist by Gordon Cowans
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 3-0 Chelsea
🥅 | 55’ Goal, 3-1, (Chelsea), John Bumstead
⚽ | 69’ Goal, 4-1, Paul Rideout, Assist by Peter Withe
🥅 | 75’ Goal, 4-2, (Chelsea), John Bumstead
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 4-2 Chelsea
🟨 | Booking, Steve McMahon
🟨 | Booking, Steve Foster
🟨 | Booking, Colin Gibson
Season | 1984-85 |
Matchday | #5 |
League Match | #5 |
Manager Game | #5 |
Saturday, 8 September 1984

Manager: Graham Turner | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1984-1986
Referee: David Scott | 🏴 | Burnley, 1982-1989
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 3-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 4-2
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟩
Referee: David Scott | 🏴 | Burnley, 1982-1989
Not recorded
Debut Appearances:
None
Final Appearances:
None
Graham Turner | 🏴 | 1984-1986
🕒 5 | 🟩 | 3 🟨 | 0 🟥 2 | 1.80
Villa Career Form:
Top 4
Referee:
VAR (from 2021)
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Division One
Chelsea

Villa Park
Attendance: 21,494
GK Eddie Niedzwiecki | 🏴 |
CB Colin Pates | 🏴 |
LB Doug Rougvie | 🏴 |
M John Bumstead | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
M Joe McLaughlin | 🏴 |
M Mickey Thomas | 🏴 |
M Colin Lee | 🏴 |
M Nigel Spackman | 🏴 |
W Pat Nevin | 🏴 |
CF Kerry Dixon | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CF David Speedie | 🏴 |
John Neal | 🏴 |

Substitutes:
🔁 | CF Kerry Dixon | 🏴 | (F Paul Canoville | 🏴 |)
Unused Substitutes:
None
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European Cup / Champions League: ❌
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1970-71
Matchday Squad:
Not Recorded


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